"It ended up being a really beautiful dance, and I started to see these people in a different way," he said.

All the images are shot in black and white.

"I find that black and white is far more realistic," he said. "I see better in black and white."

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Inspired by his life as a touring musician, Lenny Kravitz explored his passion for photography by turning the lens on the fans and paparazzi that followed him. Credit: Lenny Kravitz/TeNeues

In fact, it was his mother's black-and-white image of Martin Luther King Jr. giving a speech in Washington that sparked the musician's love of photography as a child.

"I recognized that it was a moment and that something important was going on. And that's what I love about photography. I love that you are capturing this one tiny moment . . . and that moment doesn't die. It continues to evolve, it continues to speak to people, and it is just magical."

Watch the video above to find out more about Lenny Kravitz's love for photography.